Apr 20, 1928    

The Yankees' sixth season at Yankee Stadium opens with the left-field stands enlarged to three decks.

Apr 16, 1929    

The Yankees become the first team to make numbers a permanent part of the uniform (numbers would become standard for all teams by 1932).

Sept 25, 1929 

Manager Miller Huggins, who guided the Yankees to their first six A.L. pennants and three World Championships, dies of blood poisoning.

July 14, 1934  

Babe Ruth hits the 700th home run of his career off Tommy Bridges in the second inning of a 4-2 Yankees' winat Detroit's Navin Field.

Nov 21, 1934   

The Yankees purchase Joe DiMaggio from the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League for $50,000.

May 30, 1938   

A franchise-record crowd of 81,841 attends a doubleheader sweep of the Boston Red Sox.

May 2, 1939      

Lou GehrigÕs playing streak of 2,130 consecutive games ends when he does not make an appearance in a22-2 Yankees' win at Detroit. Babe Dahlgren plays first base for the Yankeesand contributes a double and a home run.

July 4, 1939     

"Lou Gehrig Appreciation Day" is held at Yankee Stadium. His uniform number (4) is the first to be retired in Major League Baseball and Gehrig makes his famous "Today I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth" speech.